front and center

adverb

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

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Holistic wellness touches are now front and center, with many resorts offering post-race cryotherapy, nutrition counseling, hydrotherapy circuits, and spa rituals focused on muscle recovery. Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026 The documentary arriving now, at this specific point in the show’s history, puts that tension front and center without resolving it. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026 That village stretched from city surveyors who trusted their ears, to firefighters who descended into a storm drain, to public works crews who moved five tons of concrete, to a towing company that donated its services, to wildlife biologists who kept the animal’s welfare front and center. Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, Cooper has painted Whatley as a Washington insider disconnected from regular North Carolinians on issues like health care and affordability, which Democrats have put front and center heading into the midterm elections. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for front and center

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of front and center was in 1938

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“Front and center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20and%20center. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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